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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      https://www.key-systems.net/en/blog/city-domain-extensions

      How does NYC and Miami get them but not Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Philly, or LA?

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      • PenguinWranglerP
        PenguinWrangler @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

        @aaronstuder said in Non .com TLDs:

        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

        All those weird ones, I think that they are basically useless. Fine for goofy sites, but avoid them for businesses. People can't even figure out that they are domain names.

        Except for .co of course, right? 😉

        That's not a weird one, that's a standard country TLD. The ones that have been around basically since day one, which includes all the country codes, com, net, org, gov, mil, etc. are fine. It's the weird, later, different meaning ones that are strange and no one understands. .biz, .technical, .hairsalon, .brothel, .carwash or whatever.

        I think I will register my business and my church with new TLDs. Both will end in .brothel Might bring church attendance up....

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @PenguinWrangler
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          @penguinwrangler said in Non .com TLDs:

          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

          @aaronstuder said in Non .com TLDs:

          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

          All those weird ones, I think that they are basically useless. Fine for goofy sites, but avoid them for businesses. People can't even figure out that they are domain names.

          Except for .co of course, right? 😉

          That's not a weird one, that's a standard country TLD. The ones that have been around basically since day one, which includes all the country codes, com, net, org, gov, mil, etc. are fine. It's the weird, later, different meaning ones that are strange and no one understands. .biz, .technical, .hairsalon, .brothel, .carwash or whatever.

          I think I will register my business and my church with new TLDs. Both will end in .brothel Might bring church attendance up....

          see if "churchofthe" is taken....

          churchofthe.brothel

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

            https://www.key-systems.net/en/blog/city-domain-extensions

            How does NYC and Miami get them but not Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Philly, or LA?

            Because someone has to pay a shit ton of money for a custom TLD, annually.

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch
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              The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

              This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                last edited by

                @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

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                • EddieJenningsE
                  EddieJennings
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                  I did a little digging on .llc. Doesn't look like that will become a thing. .ltd exists though.

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                    @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                    The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                    This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                    Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                    All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                      @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                      The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                      This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                      Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                      All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

                      It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by JaredBusch

                        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                        The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                        This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                        Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                        All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

                        It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

                        The custom TLD can certainly be cool for marketing purposes in a business. For personal, yeah there are a lot of good reasons.

                        A custom TLD needs quite a few registrations to make it all worth it though. Here are some sample numbers pulled out of my ass.

                        Description Cost 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year Total Sales Needed
                        Setup $185,000 $185,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $185,000
                        Quarterly $6,250 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $125,000
                        Total $210,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $310,000
                        Yearly Cost
                        Per Domain $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $100 3100
                        Per Domain $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $250 1240
                        Per Domain $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $500 620
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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch
                          last edited by JaredBusch

                          So assuming a $20 per year registration fee as Google charges for a typical .com, you can see they would need to have 3,100 domains sold for 5 years to just make costs.

                          Down to 620 is you charge $100 per year.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                              I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

                              And the above table is why.

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates
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                                My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
                                  last edited by

                                  @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                  My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                  Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                                    @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                    My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                    Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                                    What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                                      @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                      My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                      Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                                      What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

                                      GoDaddy is $15/year. That's a lot cheaper. $9/dom/yr adds up. It's not crazy, but it's a big percentage.

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                                      • ObsolesceO
                                        Obsolesce
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                                        Make sure you look for coupon codes for Godaddy. You can often (several times a year) get 2-year new domains for way cheaper. Sometimes renewals too.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                          last edited by

                                          @tim_g said in Non .com TLDs:

                                          Make sure you look for coupon codes for Godaddy. You can often (several times a year) get 2-year new domains for way cheaper. Sometimes renewals too.

                                          Yeah, $15 is just list. We rarely pay that.

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates
                                            last edited by stacksofplates

                                            I paid $1.50 for the first year. It also depends on the domain. A lot of .coms (or other normal ones) are significantly higher.

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